Top 12 Quotes by Robert E. Sherwood

To be able to write a play a man must be sensitive, imaginative, naive, gullible, passionate; he must be something of an imbecile, something of a poet, something of a liar, something of a damn fool.

Robert E. Sherwood

Liars, Lying, Writing

That's the whole story of my life: frustration. It's a chronic disease, and it's incurable.

Robert E. Sherwood

Life, Frustration, Stories

We all come from our own little planets. That's why we're all different. That's what makes life interesting.

Robert E. Sherwood

Interesting, Different, Littles

"Fictional character: Dudley". "The Bishop's Wife", www.imdb.com. 1947.

All Coolidge had to do in 1924 was to keep his mean trap shut, to be elected. All Harding had to do in 1920 was repeat Avoid foreign entanglements. All Hoover had to do in 1928 was to endorse Coolidge. All Roosevelt had to do in 1932 was to point to Hoover.

Robert E. Sherwood

Mean, Entanglement, Traps

He must be independent and brave, and sure of himself and of the importance of his work, because if he isn't he will never survive the scorching blasts of derision that will probably greet his first efforts.

Robert E. Sherwood

Independent, Bravery, Effort

I remember when I was younger, there was a well-known writer who used to dart down the back way whenever saw me coming. I suppose he was in love with me and wasn't quite sure of himself. Well, c'est la vie!

Robert E. Sherwood

Way, Saws, Remember